Expedition led by Assistant Curator Karl P. Schmidt, herpetologist. Expedition party members include: Emmett R. Blake,ornithologist; F.J.W. Schmidt, mammologist; Daniel Clark, general assistant; and Leon Mandel, expedition sponsor.

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This movie is part of the collection: The Field Museum of Natural History Library

Producer: Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago, Illinois.
Audio/Visual: silent, black and white
Keywords: Expedition; Zoology; Scientific Collecting; Central America; Guatemala; Local peoples and customs

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Reviewer: JeffSharpe - - August 4, 2011
Subject: Collecting specimens in Guatemala
Here the expedition truck gets stuck in the mud. It also shows what appears to be the Pacific Coast, collecting an iguana, and preparing it and some bird specimins for taxidermy.